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AutoReportNG:This is Igbesa road. The road leading to Ogun-China Free Trade Zone. Agbara road is now worse with the rain. Kindly be specific with your reporting, in order not to mislead people. |
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Praizeupdates:It is career , not carrier. |
Kick-off now showing on SS 8 ( DSTV channel 228) |
WWE Wrestlemania 35 is tonight! |
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Islie:Until I see the road completed, I am not buying this yet. It is election time, so anything can be said.I drove from Agbara to Mowo yesterday and experienced nothing different from what I saw last week. I will be driving down again on Thursday, This claim will be checked. |
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Is this FTC? So sweet to be home. Olawepo is loaded with fresh ideas to move the country forward. I will be more than glad to work for him at the grassroots. |
He is now SAINT OMISORE. |
2,000 naira per month in the year 2000... as a complementary worker. 37,500 in 2003 as a permanent staff. 516,000 in 2010.... etc , etc |
Cately:JEPHTAH ON IMO...CATELY ON NAIRALAND... REPENT OR PERISH! |
sholarr12:Question should be: Do we overestimate the POTENCY of African juju...? |
Onyi22:BITTERNESS!!! |
AccessME:How long are you going to do trial and error? Remember, voting him out if he performs woefully will be after four years, and we need DRASTIC CHANGE. |
sokera:I am not blaming any particular political party because I belong to none, I am only blaming the government. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, these roads have NEVER been this bad. Let me shed some light on this: In 2011 when I built my house at Agbara, the journey from Agbara to Attan would usually take 15mins. Now, what has changed? Agbara to Attan is approximately 1 hour 30mins. Reason (my point of view) 1) Introduction of Ogun/China Free Trade Zone at Igbesa which resulted in more heavy duty vehicles plying the road to supply raw materials to the zone, as well as return finished products to the market. I am also aware that there are more than 30 companies within the Ogun/China trade zone 2) Urban rural migration - resulting from expansion of Lagos Badagry expressway. Many people lost their properties due to the expansion of Badagry road. Such people moved to Agbara/Lusada/Igbesa area to buy land and build houses, taking advantage of the proximity of the area to Badagry expressway. 3) Influx of more companies even within the Agbara industrial estate in recent time. 4) Lack of preventive maintenance programme for government infrastructure and inadequate attention to corrective maintenance. I can go on and on... |
sokera:Educate me? Really? You? Wow. Agbara to Attan road belongs to Federal government - it is the supposed road that was to be linked to Sokoto via Attan. Lusada to Igbesa is a state road. Lusada to Alapoti/Ado-odo is also a state road. All the above stated roads are in deplorable state; be it state of federal. Now tell me, which of those roads has been fixed? If the state government value the residents and intend to carryout palliative meainten on, say, the federal road, what would it cost to seek and obtain approval from the centre? I probably need to be better EDUCATED by you. This is because no education is eroding the fact that my taxes are not being put into good use. |
sokera:Does it really matter? Both state and Federal government collect taxes from this area - both are controlled by the same party. Differentiating state from federal roads is the propaganda machinery used when the party at the centre is different from the party controlling the state - when I say party, I mean political party. |
sokera:I work and reside in Agbara. This is a statement of fact: Between 2015 to 2017, my personal income tax to Ogun State was more than 1.5m naira. I am a middle range income earner, working for one of the multi-national companies here. We are all aware a former state governor in this country paid 400k tax in 3 years! This road has never been this bad, I can assure you. Whilst we pay taxes (PAYE) to Ogun state government, the Federal government collects VAT from companies - including withholding taxes. Would it not be reasonable for a responsible state government to give back to a community where more than 70% of its revenues is generated? If as an individual (mid-range) salary earner like me could pay more than 1.5m tax in 3 years, how much more would high range earners and companies pay? The state is making so much money from this area and is doing so little to assist the people. We are not asking for too much - FIX OUR ROADS. Is that too much to demand from government? We all need to collectively stamp out impunity by our leaders; that is the message. |